Past events
Convergence and divergence: the paradox of US-China relations
The US-China relationship - arguably the most consequential bilateral relationship in the world - is defined by an abiding paradox: while the two countries have never been so interdependent nor...
The American tributary system and Asia-Pacific security
This lecture employs the idea of the tributary system—most often associated with China’s international relations from antiquity—to interpret how America relates to the rest of the world. Professor...
Book launch: East Timor Intervention: A Retrospective on INTERFET
Book Launch: East Timor Intervention: A retrospective on INTERFET, edited by Dr John Blaxland Launched by: Lieutenant General Angus Campbell Australia's involvement in the liberation of East Timor in...
Dealing with threats in tumultuous times: International security and cooperation
In this talk, General Mattis, former commander of US Central Command discusses the changing security environment. Drawing on his expertise at the highest levels of the US military and advising the US...
Intimate rivals Japanese domestic politics and a rising China with Sheila A. Smith from the Council on Foreign Relations
Presented by the National Security College and the Strategic & Defence Studies CentreDr Sheila Smith will discuss her new book, Intimate Rivals: Japanese Domestic Politics and a Rising China,...
Power Shift - John Garnaut in conversation with Hugh White
Five years ago, Hugh White lobbed a grenade into Australia's debate about the world with his Quarterly Essay 'Power Shift'. His subsequent book 'The China Choice' and the often strong reactions to it...
The Israeli urban warfare experience, 1967-2006
Listen to the podcast of this seminar here.
The nascent Israel Defense Forces (IDF) fought in urban areas during the country's war for independence in 1948 and has...
The 1970s and Australian foreign policy: echoes to today?
Featuring 'In Conversation':
The event will seek to broadly canvass the impact of the 1970s era on Australian foreign policy. It will explore why this decade was so...
Why is Russia a threat to world peace
Since Russia's invasion of Crimea and eastern Ukraine last year, President Putin has continued to have a belligerent and threatening stance. Although the West has imposed punishing...
Does the United States have an Asia strategy?
Four years after President Barack Obama announced the US 'pivot', the question continues to be asked 'Does the United States Have an Asia Strategy? In this lecture, Michael J. Green,...
